The competition offers law students from around the world a unique opportunity to sharpen their negotiation and communication skills in a transnational context, with a strong focus on cross-cultural collaboration. In each round, a U.S. team and an international team face off to resolve realistic scenarios based on common international business, trade, and political disputes—unbound by any one nation’s laws.
Each simulation includes shared facts and confidential details specific to each side, encouraging strategic thinking and collaboration. Teams may include up to four members, with two competing per round, and panels of three judges—always including at least one from the U.S. or Europe—evaluate their performance. Finalists and semifinalists receive trophies, with special awards recognizing the best advocate, most creative solution, and best teamwork.
Competition Details
TANC, hosted by Syracuse University College of Law and Queens University Belfast, features at least eight U.S. law schools and eight international law schools competing against each other in a contest that simulates legal negotiations.
- The competition problems will be released in February. The competition’s rules will be released at the same time.
- Teams may consist of four people, but only two people from each team are eligible to compete in each round.
- Each round will be one hour.
2025-26 Competition
The competition will be held virtually from March 13th -15th, 2026.
2026 Competitors
American
Baylor University School of Law (Waco, Texas)
Charleston School of Law (Charleston, South Carolina)
Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University (White Plains, New York)
Florida International University College of Law (Miami, Florida)
Liberty University School of Law (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Samford University, Cumberland School of Law (Birmingham, Alabama)
Saint Mary’s University School of Law (San Antonio, Texas)
Stetson College of Law (Gulfport, Florida)
South Texas College of Law (Houston, Texas)
University of Houston Law Center (Houston, Texas)
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law (Chicago, Illinois)
University of Illinois College of Law (Champaign, Illinois)
University of Tennessee Winston College of Law (Knoxville, Tennessee)
International
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (Vishakhpatnam, India)
Durham University (Durham, England)
Essex Law School (Essex, England)
Jindal Global Law School (Sonipat, India)
Kent Law School, University of Kent (Canterbury, Kent, England)
National Academy of Legal Studies and Research, University of Law (Hyderabad, India)
Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil)
Swansea Law School (Swansea, Wales)
University of New South Wales (Sydney, Australia)
University of Punjab (Gujranwala, Pakistan)
West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (Kolkata, India)